Roman historiography : an introduction to its basic aspects and development /

Main Author: Mehl, Andreas
Other Authors: Mueller, Hans-Friedrich
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Series:Blackwell introductions to the classical world ; 11
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of ancient historiography and the purpose of this book
  • Ancient literature and Roman historiography
  • The Formation and Establishment of Tradition in the Ruling Class of the Early and Middle Roman Republic
  • Early Roman historiography : self-justification and memory in earlier annalistic writing
  • The historiography of Rome between the fronts of the civil wars
  • Augustan Rome, Roman Empire, and other peoples and kingdoms
  • Imperial history and the history of emperors : imperial history as the history of emperors
  • Roman history and universal history between classical religion ("paganism") and Christianity
  • Some basic principles of ancient historical thought
  • Chronological table.